A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes interviews with the cast and crew, who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
Na década de 1930, Sir William McCordle e família recebem ricos e famosos para um relaxante fim de semana em uma suntuosa casa de campo. Mas um assassinato ocorre na propriedade, e todos os convidados e serventes viram suspeitos do crime.
Alex (Ewan McGregor), David (Christopher Eccleston) e Juliet (Kerry Fox), que dividem um apartamento, concordam em permitir que Hugo (Keith Allen), um desconhecido, vá morar com eles, mas logo ele aparece morto, vítima de overdose. Entre seus pertences existe uma mala cheia de dinheiro, que faz com que a vida deles seja alterada de forma brutal.
When the widowed Mrs Bing goes into hospital for a routine operation, she little realises she will soon make a dramatic bid for the most essential freedom of all.
Couples and Robbers is a 1981 English language comedy/crime film written and directed by Clare Peploe, starring Frances Low, Rik Mayall and Peter Eyre. Two couples -- one with all the riches that dreams are made of, the other with only dreams and schemes -- are brought together by the plotting of the poorer couple. A pair of newlyweds wander through the city streets, bickering about their poverty, until they are distracted by the opulent home of a lawyer. Impulsively, the couple makes off with the lawyer's vehicle for one night of extravagant indulgence. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
